Esperanto
英 [,esp?'r?nt?u]
美
- n. 世界語
暢通詞匯TEM4
中文詞源
Esperanto 世界語
e-, 緩音字母。-sper, 希望，詞源同prosper, despair. 該語言的發明者，波蘭醫生Doktoro Esperanto(筆名)以此命名，希望該語言能夠通行全世界。
英文詞源
- Esperanto (n.)
- 1892, from Doktoro Esperanto, whose name means in Esperanto, "one who hopes," pen name used on the title page of a book about the artificial would-be universal language published 1887 by its Polish-born creator, Lazarus Ludwig Zamenhof (1859-1917). Compare Spanish esperanza "hope," from esperar, from Latin sperare "hope" (see sperate). For initial e- see e-.
雙語例句
- 1. Esperanto was invented as an auxiliary language.
- 世界語是作為輔助語發明的。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. He speaks Esperanto admirably.
- 他世界語講得極好.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 3. He wants to learn Esperanto.
- 他要學世界語.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 4. These meetings are carried on entirely in Esperanto.
- 這些會議全用世界語進行.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. He teaches Esperanto at that university.
- 他在那所大學教世界語.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》